The whistle of the ocean liner "Golden Age" sounded, echoing on the sea in New Testament Harbor. This sound spread to the city and turned into a faint blue in someone's dream.
The frigatebird seemed to bid farewell to this behemoth with three chimneys emitting soot, hovering above the flag rope hanging diagonally on it.
Below the bird is the left side of the ship. There are few pedestrians here, and a man wearing a mysterious mask can be seen leaning on the railing and looking at the dark sea. The sea breeze blows from a distance, bringing an unknown breath...
Sean, who was leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, seemed to see the mist reflecting the scene on his mask. He seemed to see a bright ark floating and sinking on the sea in the distance.
Nothing will happen during this long trip, right?
Although the situation was similar to when he went to Ocean City to rescue Aaliyah, his mentality was completely different. I was very weak back then, but with the belief that I must save Aaliyah and the spirit of not risking my life, I plunged into the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean... Fortunately, I finally achieved my goal.
The rescue of the female chess player this time is as dangerous as the crisis in Ocean City. Although Arthur Merlin and his team were at the front, Sean would think of that ominous dream from time to time...
It won't come true, right?
An undercurrent rose in my heart.
Sean turned his head and looked at New Testament City, which was getting further away. The huge figure holding the torch disappeared into the night, outlined by the still-extinguished city lights. Although she was facing him, her face and expression could not be seen clearly. On nights like this, she seemed to turn into a stern woman.
Sean thought about his Night Breeze faith. This hidden secret is still growing quietly at the bottom of New Testament City. Without the education official system knowing anything about it, the number of believers has reached more than 220. Sean put his newly-increased faith into strengthening the Black Mansion. The rose brooch can not only escape danger, but can even sense the hostility and danger around it and respond with the power of Ms. Hershey.
Thinking that even during this long journey, Aaliyah was protected as much as he was by her side, made Sean feel at ease.
However, Arya is not the only one living in the family. With her knowledge, the lifelike substitute "
"Shaun Dickinson" is still playing his role faithfully, picking up his sister on time every day, and occasionally appearing in the newspaper office.
There is no need to worry about the operation of the "Beacon Evening News". Norton just submitted the next business plan to Sean a while ago. This conscientious editor will focus on his own work during this time and lead Sean's newspaper. All the way up...
It was precisely because Sean had the habit of arranging everything in time and in advance that he was able to take his team and board the ship to the port of Hamburg in the country of Hermann on the night he heard the news from Arthur.
A melodious sound of piano came into my ears. Moonlight was playing the piano in the room again, and Sean's flow calmed down a little. Pianists at sea can't help but play nocturnes at night when they are sailing.
Only then did Sean discover that the light emitted by the Evernight Ark could calm people's minds. Although there was always a slight uneasiness in my heart, the turbulence no longer appeared, and the messy mind became calm, just like the sea with a gentle breeze tonight.
The dark cruise ship opened a channel in the sea and headed towards another world.
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The firelight shone in through the small window on the iron door, and a pair of green eyes blinked gently in the darkness.
The dungeon of Fort Hasenhill was very damp. When she was first escorted in by the Foundation guards, she smelled a very strong musty smell in the stone cell built with the castle in the 14th century. Unexpectedly, two days after I came in, I could no longer smell the musty smell.
She is adapting to the environment. The environment is assimilating her. A pair of green eyes blinked gently in the darkness.
Alicia Pompeo saw the small bright grid cast by the firelight on the ground, and with just one glance, that small area of light turned into a chessboard in her eyes, with black and white chess pieces moving alternately, and the sound of killing was loud.
This was a chess game about three years ago, which took place in the library of this castle. Three years ago, she was the daughter of the president who was respected by all parties, wrapped in a cashmere blanket and playing chess upstairs; three years later, she became the biggest traitor in the history of the Foundation and was locked up in a moldy dungeon. How ironic.
At that time, she was playing black and her opponent in white was none other than Erwin Schrödinger.
At that time, Schrödinger had just released the equation named after him in the academic world, laying the foundation for wave mechanics. The scholar who originally had a limited reputation is rising to prominence, and his position in the foundation is becoming more and more prominent.
Alicia remembers every move of that chess game. In other words, she remembers every move of every chess game in her life.
By the time she reached the twenty-first move, Alicia knew she would win.
On the thirty-eighth move, when she saw Schrödinger pulling back, Alicia was sure that she had seen through the man in front of her with a shiny forehead and who always crossed his fingers to cover his lips when playing chess.
Some people have completely different temperaments and chess styles, but Schrödinger does not fall into this category. Schrödinger is a man who seeks too much stability. If time permitted, he might build forts in every battle he commanded, and attack only when absolute superiority was assured.
Risk averse. Super resistant to stress. Don't mind playing full defense.
Alicia rarely talked to Schrödinger, but during the chess game, she thought she knew him completely.
He will never be my match. Three years ago, female chess players had already reached this conclusion.
Before his eyes, the chess game from three years ago was still going on, and Schrödinger's face also appeared in his mind.
He is no match for me...
So how did I lose to him this time?
Thinking of the scene where Wright was captured by that thing and screamed in pain, Alicia Pompeo felt like her heart was stabbed by something, and her stomach was boiling.
How did you lose?
Alicia closed her eyes and her thoughts went back to five days ago.
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In the Vltava River, the water flows quietly. It was dusk, the sun was heading to the next area, and pigeons were flying across Prague's pink-blue twilight sky.
Standing on the east bank of the Vltava River, staring at the lit-up Old Town of Prague, Alicia suddenly had a question in her mind.
Does the river in front of me really exist?
The water flows along the river course into the Elbe River and eventually into the North Sea. Presumably every drop of water that has passed here has been constantly changing during its own journey, and is no longer the same drop of water it once was. Therefore, it can be said that no drop of water has flowed here again.
Alicia blinked, her eyelashes flickering.
The so-called Vltava River is nothing more than a low-lying river, and a flexible substance called "water" constantly passes through it.
A river is just a "process" of water flowing through it. How to find its real existence in this process?
Just as Alicia was deep in thought, she heard Wright beside her say: "The whole world is undergoing drastic changes..."
Alicia turned her head and saw Wright squinting his eyes and looking at the old city in the distance. The sunset hit his face, and the melancholy on his face was heartbreaking.
"The changes here are very small." The ancient man could also identify Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, and the spire of the Astronomical Clock.
Wright Flamel, the philosopher's stone, is three hundred and fifty-two years old this year. The first fourteen years of his life were spent in Prague. However, his heart, worn out by time, could no longer arouse much excitement about revisiting his hometown——
Just the exhaustion of traveling through hundreds of years.
At this moment, Alicia and Wright were standing by the Vltava River, quietly listening to the flow of the river. They looked like a newlywed couple traveling. No one around them knew that they were planning to steal a treasure that no one knew about.
